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The only thing blooming in my yard so far…dandelions! But even that is a welcome sight after months of Minnesota snow!

THE DAISY POP

Today we have a really fun floral motif that will add texture to your quilts–The Daisy Pop!

There are three types of contrast that help show off our quilting…

Thread contrast

Shape contrast

Density contrast

Daisy Pop takes advantage of Density Contrast. By stitching a large, open circle surrounded by echo stitching and small petals, the circles POP off the quilt creating a pretty flower and pretty texture.

(For more on Contrast, be sure to check out Chapter 2 “Skillbuilding” in my book Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 personalized copies available from Etsy HERE. Also available on Amazon HERE).

DAISY POP MACHINE QUILTING TUTORIAL

No marking is required for this motif–the center circles do not need to be perfect. If you are more comfortable marking, do so as you go. The circles here are approximately the size of a spool.

Begin by stitching a clockwise circle.

For most of the flowers, there will be a short “stem”…

So stitch clockwise and counter clockwise to avoid stitching over the stem.

Closely echo stitch the circle 2-3 times.

Add scallops around the circle.

Echo stitch the scallops 2-3 times then add a short stem to begin the next Daisy in the chain.

Keep the Daisies closely spaced and add smaller flowers if you like.

This motif seems so happy to me. It would look great on any child’s quilt, summer quilts, a table runner, pillows….

Where will YOU add Daisy Pop?

We’d LOVE to hear!

Lori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!

It was a beautiful weekend and I enjoyed a bit of outdoor family time.

The good news…

The garden is blooming in spite of my neglect! The Daisies are gone, but there are sunflowers, coneflowers and dahlias. I would like to plant more fall blooming flowers. Does anyone have any suggestions? (Don’t forget I live in the tundra–Zone 3-4!)

Today’s tutorial is garden-inspired and doodle-inspired.

I often doodle an old motif (like Dots and Dashes) and try to add a new spin to it.

DOTS AND DAISIES-A FREE MOTION AND LONG ARM QUILTING TUTORIAL

This motif is stitched in several passes:

Stitch alternate rows of large and small Dots and Dashes.

Stitch the left side of every Daisy on a rows with small Dots.

Stitch the right side of the Daisies to mirror image the left side.

Repeat for every row of small Dots

This will make more sense when you follow the diagrams below.

STITCHING THE DOTS AND DAISIES

Begin by drawing three parallel lines. (In the sample below, the lines are one inch apart.)

Stitch rows of Dots and Dashes, spacing the Dots approximately two inches apart. Alternate rows of large and small Dots.

The Daisies will only be added to the rows with the small Dots.

Begin stitching next to the straight line and halfway between two small Dots.

Stitch a half petal and stop.

Add two full petals.Stitch a half petal then stitch down 1-2 stitches to begin the petal of the next Daisy.

Continue stitch the left side of all the Daisies until you reach the bottom of the row. Then stitch around the bottom and begin stitching the right side of each Daisy by mirror imaging the left side.

This seems a bit complicated until you doodle it.

This would make a really fun border or background fill on any quilt. The bold pattern would show up well even on printed fabrics and on pieced quilting. Give it a try!

The class is doing extremely well and has received all five-star reviews!

I hope YOU are watching and working on the Challenge at the end of the video???

Hope YOU are soaking up summer…it goes so quickly!

Lori

NOTE-This tutorial was stitched on my BERNINA 770QE (without a stitch regulator) using Aurifil cotton (50 wt) in the bobbin and Superior Threads, Magnifico polyester on top (40 wt). Adjust your tension to get a perfect stitch!!!

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!